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Kristina Laurendi Havens is a full time professional artist living and working in Woodstock, Ga.
Kristina earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors from Buffalo State College. During her studies she was privileged to work with the education department at the world renowned Albright Knox Art Gallery.
After moving to Fort Worth, Texas, Kristina was awarded a full scholarship to pursue her Masters of Fine Arts at Texas Christian University. Surrounded by a thriving art community, Kristina was able to work with the Kimbel Art Museum, curate shows at various locations throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and was student teacher at TCU, while creating her thesis exhibition, “Blurring the Line”. The show brought together the two biggest loves in Kristina’s life: art and dance.
Another move brought Kristina to Poquoson, Va. Working with the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Kristina taught art classes to all ages, including portrait painting and figure drawing. She also taught private lessons and continued to develop her own work, gaining entry into numerous juried exhibitions and earning several awards.
After settling in Woodstock, GA., Kristina has found a way to balance her time between creating her own work, teaching numerous classes and workshops, and creating unique custom portraits. An active participant in local and nationally juried exhibitions, Kristina continues to earn awards and accolades, including several Best in Shows. She recently had a portrait acquired by the LaGrange Art Museum Purchase Award as part of their annual National Juried Exhibition.
Kristina was commissioned to paint 16 Saints for Our Lady of the Mountain Roman Catholic Church in Jasper, GA in 2016. Each Saint was painted with the environment in mind...the warm light from the church interior and the cool light from the custom glass windows. Using a variety of resources, including several close friends who bravely posed for the portraits, Kristina created a collection of Portraits that brought the Saints to life once again.
Right after the Saints project was complete, Kristina was selected by the new Northside Cherokee Hospital in Canton to create 6 custom paintings depicting the cities being served by the new facility. Her beautiful paintings are permanently on view in the Public cafeteria space.
EXHIBITIONS and AWARDS
2015 Portrait Society of Atlanta Fall Exhibition, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA, Edward Jonas, Juror
2015 Georgia Artists: A Juried Exhibit, Abernathy Arts center, Sandy Springs, GA, Juror Shane MacDonald, First Place, "Temerity"
2015 Cumming First United Methodist Church Festival of the Arts, Cumming GA
2015 Women Painters of the Southeast 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Blue Ridge Arts Center
2015 Portrait Society of Atlanta Winter Exhibition, LONA Gallery, Lawrenceville, Ga, Michael Shane
Neal, Juror. Third Place and Member's Choice Award for "My Heart, Away"
2014 Southern Appalachian Artists Guild National Juried Show, Blue Ridge Arts Center, Blue Ridge, GA
2014 Portrait Society of Atlanta Summer of 2014 Exhibition of Members, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Rose Franzen, Juror
2014 Georgia Artists, Abernathy Arts Center, Ga, Juried Exhibition, Best in Show for "My Heart, Away"
2014 Cumming First United Methodist Church Festival of the Arts, Cumming, GA, Juried Exhibition
2014 Women Painters of the Southeast 2014 Members Show, Magnolia Art Gallery, Greensboro GA,
Mary Garrish, Judge
2014 LaGrange National Biennial, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA. Annette Cone-Skelton,
Juror. Purchase Award "Cessation of the Mind"
2013 Cumberland Society of Artists National Juried Exhibition, Richland Fine Art, Nashville, TN, Peggi Knoll-Roberts, Judge
2013 Portrait Society of Atlanta Fall Juried Exhibition, Marrietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, Ga,
Jamie Lee McMahon, Juror Honorable Mention, "Fragile"
2013 Metro Montage, Juried Exhibition, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta GA
2013 Festival of Arts, Cumming First United Methodist Church, Cumming GA. Juried Exhibition. Award of Merit and People's Choice Award, "The Orange Shirt"
2012 Atlanta Fine Arts League, Botanicals Exhibition, Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Atlanta, GA
2012 Atlanta Fine Arts League, Members Only Exhibition, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA
2012 Festival of Arts, Cumming First United Methodist Church, Cumming GA. Juried Exhibition. Purchase award, "She Wore Violet Shoes"
2011 5th Annual Juried Exhibition "Georgia Only", Atlanta Fine Arts League, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Juror Damon Carter.
2011 The Figure Now, Fontbonne University Fine Arts Gallery International Contemporary Drawing Juried Exhibition, Michael Gimaldi, Juror, St. Louis, MO
2011 Nude 2011, Lexington Art League, Juried by Mark Priest and Karen Gillenwater, Lexington, KY
2011 Festival of Arts, Cumming First United Methodist Church, Cumming GA. Juried Exhibition. Best
in Show, "Reflections of Zen"
2010 Mable House, Southeastern Pastel Society, Members Juried Exhibition
2010 National Juried Exhibition, Southern Appalachian Artist Guild's, Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association, Juried by Dr. Annette Blaugrund, Blue Ridge, GA
2010 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition , Atlanta Fine Arts League, Abernathy Arts Center Gallery, Juried by Margaret Dyer, Sandy Springs, GA
2010 Metro Montage, A Juried Exhibition, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Juried by Associate Archivist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Adrianna Del Collo, Marietta, GA
2010 14th Annual Inernational Juried Exhibition , Southeastern Pastel Society, Juried by Duane Wakeham,, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2008 First National Juried Exhibition, Southern Appalachian Artist Guild's, Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association, Juried by Alan Flattman, Blue Ridge, GA
2008 Painting Processes:a comparison of artwork by students and friends of Shane McDonald Studios,
Harris Art Center, Calhoun, GA
2008 Solo Exhibit - Drawn from the Live Model, by Kristina Laurendi Havens, Presensted by Ann Litrell Art Main Street, Woodstock, GA
2008 Metro Montage, A Juried Exhibition Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, GA, Juried by Dale Clifford and Susan Gunn
2008 Art From the Heatr,A Fine Art Portrait Exhibition of Geargia's Fallen Heroes Presented by the Atlanta Fine Arts League,
2008 Simply Drawn, National Juried Exhibition presented by the Altlanta Fine Arts League Art Station Big Shanty, Kennesaw GA
2004 Mid-Atlantic Art Exhibition, Works on and of Paper, Juried Exhibition, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA, Don Kimes, Juror
2003 Annual Painting and Printmaking Show, Juried Exhibition, Cristallo Gallery, Williamsburg, VA
2003 Biennial Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, Philip Pearlstein, Juror
2001 Blurring the Line, Solo MFA Thesis Exhibition, Moudy Exhibition Hall, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
2001 Off the Wall, Group Exhibition, Texas Christian University Theater Department, Fort Worth, TX
2000 Just Six, Group Exhibition, New Works Space, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC), Dallas, TX
2000 Making Marks in 2000, Group Exhibition, Ridglea Music Exhibition Hall, Fort Worth, TX
2000 Americas 2000, Paper Works Competition, Juried Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota
2000 CROSS/TALK, Juried Exhibition, Moudy Exhibition Hall, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX Juror Award for entry, “Square”
1998 Individual, Solo Exhibition, Gallery 234, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York
1997 Fine Art Student Show, Juried Exhibition, Buffalo State College Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
EDUCATION
2001 Texas Christian University (Full Scholarship) Fort Worth, TX
Master of Fine Arts, Painting
1998 State University of New York College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting Magna Cum Laude
HONORS
Full Scholarship for pursuit of Master's at Texas Christian University
· Dean’s Honors List - Eight semesters at Buffalo State college, New York
· Painting Department Nominee for the Dean’s Award in Fine Arts - 1998, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York
· Award of Academic Excellence - 1998, Buffalo State College, Buffalo New York
· Karl Laman Memorial Scholarship, 1993, Grand Island, New York
· Grand Island Art Society Scholarship, 1993, Grand Island, New York
Kristina earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors from Buffalo State College. During her studies she was privileged to work with the education department at the world renowned Albright Knox Art Gallery.
After moving to Fort Worth, Texas, Kristina was awarded a full scholarship to pursue her Masters of Fine Arts at Texas Christian University. Surrounded by a thriving art community, Kristina was able to work with the Kimbel Art Museum, curate shows at various locations throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and was student teacher at TCU, while creating her thesis exhibition, “Blurring the Line”. The show brought together the two biggest loves in Kristina’s life: art and dance.
Another move brought Kristina to Poquoson, Va. Working with the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Kristina taught art classes to all ages, including portrait painting and figure drawing. She also taught private lessons and continued to develop her own work, gaining entry into numerous juried exhibitions and earning several awards.
After settling in Woodstock, GA., Kristina has found a way to balance her time between creating her own work, teaching numerous classes and workshops, and creating unique custom portraits. An active participant in local and nationally juried exhibitions, Kristina continues to earn awards and accolades, including several Best in Shows. She recently had a portrait acquired by the LaGrange Art Museum Purchase Award as part of their annual National Juried Exhibition.
Kristina was commissioned to paint 16 Saints for Our Lady of the Mountain Roman Catholic Church in Jasper, GA in 2016. Each Saint was painted with the environment in mind...the warm light from the church interior and the cool light from the custom glass windows. Using a variety of resources, including several close friends who bravely posed for the portraits, Kristina created a collection of Portraits that brought the Saints to life once again.
Right after the Saints project was complete, Kristina was selected by the new Northside Cherokee Hospital in Canton to create 6 custom paintings depicting the cities being served by the new facility. Her beautiful paintings are permanently on view in the Public cafeteria space.
EXHIBITIONS and AWARDS
2015 Portrait Society of Atlanta Fall Exhibition, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA, Edward Jonas, Juror
2015 Georgia Artists: A Juried Exhibit, Abernathy Arts center, Sandy Springs, GA, Juror Shane MacDonald, First Place, "Temerity"
2015 Cumming First United Methodist Church Festival of the Arts, Cumming GA
2015 Women Painters of the Southeast 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Blue Ridge Arts Center
2015 Portrait Society of Atlanta Winter Exhibition, LONA Gallery, Lawrenceville, Ga, Michael Shane
Neal, Juror. Third Place and Member's Choice Award for "My Heart, Away"
2014 Southern Appalachian Artists Guild National Juried Show, Blue Ridge Arts Center, Blue Ridge, GA
2014 Portrait Society of Atlanta Summer of 2014 Exhibition of Members, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Rose Franzen, Juror
2014 Georgia Artists, Abernathy Arts Center, Ga, Juried Exhibition, Best in Show for "My Heart, Away"
2014 Cumming First United Methodist Church Festival of the Arts, Cumming, GA, Juried Exhibition
2014 Women Painters of the Southeast 2014 Members Show, Magnolia Art Gallery, Greensboro GA,
Mary Garrish, Judge
2014 LaGrange National Biennial, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA. Annette Cone-Skelton,
Juror. Purchase Award "Cessation of the Mind"
2013 Cumberland Society of Artists National Juried Exhibition, Richland Fine Art, Nashville, TN, Peggi Knoll-Roberts, Judge
2013 Portrait Society of Atlanta Fall Juried Exhibition, Marrietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, Ga,
Jamie Lee McMahon, Juror Honorable Mention, "Fragile"
2013 Metro Montage, Juried Exhibition, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta GA
2013 Festival of Arts, Cumming First United Methodist Church, Cumming GA. Juried Exhibition. Award of Merit and People's Choice Award, "The Orange Shirt"
2012 Atlanta Fine Arts League, Botanicals Exhibition, Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Atlanta, GA
2012 Atlanta Fine Arts League, Members Only Exhibition, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA
2012 Festival of Arts, Cumming First United Methodist Church, Cumming GA. Juried Exhibition. Purchase award, "She Wore Violet Shoes"
2011 5th Annual Juried Exhibition "Georgia Only", Atlanta Fine Arts League, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Juror Damon Carter.
2011 The Figure Now, Fontbonne University Fine Arts Gallery International Contemporary Drawing Juried Exhibition, Michael Gimaldi, Juror, St. Louis, MO
2011 Nude 2011, Lexington Art League, Juried by Mark Priest and Karen Gillenwater, Lexington, KY
2011 Festival of Arts, Cumming First United Methodist Church, Cumming GA. Juried Exhibition. Best
in Show, "Reflections of Zen"
2010 Mable House, Southeastern Pastel Society, Members Juried Exhibition
2010 National Juried Exhibition, Southern Appalachian Artist Guild's, Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association, Juried by Dr. Annette Blaugrund, Blue Ridge, GA
2010 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition , Atlanta Fine Arts League, Abernathy Arts Center Gallery, Juried by Margaret Dyer, Sandy Springs, GA
2010 Metro Montage, A Juried Exhibition, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Juried by Associate Archivist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Adrianna Del Collo, Marietta, GA
2010 14th Annual Inernational Juried Exhibition , Southeastern Pastel Society, Juried by Duane Wakeham,, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2008 First National Juried Exhibition, Southern Appalachian Artist Guild's, Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association, Juried by Alan Flattman, Blue Ridge, GA
2008 Painting Processes:a comparison of artwork by students and friends of Shane McDonald Studios,
Harris Art Center, Calhoun, GA
2008 Solo Exhibit - Drawn from the Live Model, by Kristina Laurendi Havens, Presensted by Ann Litrell Art Main Street, Woodstock, GA
2008 Metro Montage, A Juried Exhibition Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, GA, Juried by Dale Clifford and Susan Gunn
2008 Art From the Heatr,A Fine Art Portrait Exhibition of Geargia's Fallen Heroes Presented by the Atlanta Fine Arts League,
2008 Simply Drawn, National Juried Exhibition presented by the Altlanta Fine Arts League Art Station Big Shanty, Kennesaw GA
2004 Mid-Atlantic Art Exhibition, Works on and of Paper, Juried Exhibition, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA, Don Kimes, Juror
2003 Annual Painting and Printmaking Show, Juried Exhibition, Cristallo Gallery, Williamsburg, VA
2003 Biennial Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, Philip Pearlstein, Juror
2001 Blurring the Line, Solo MFA Thesis Exhibition, Moudy Exhibition Hall, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
2001 Off the Wall, Group Exhibition, Texas Christian University Theater Department, Fort Worth, TX
2000 Just Six, Group Exhibition, New Works Space, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC), Dallas, TX
2000 Making Marks in 2000, Group Exhibition, Ridglea Music Exhibition Hall, Fort Worth, TX
2000 Americas 2000, Paper Works Competition, Juried Exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota
2000 CROSS/TALK, Juried Exhibition, Moudy Exhibition Hall, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX Juror Award for entry, “Square”
1998 Individual, Solo Exhibition, Gallery 234, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York
1997 Fine Art Student Show, Juried Exhibition, Buffalo State College Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
EDUCATION
2001 Texas Christian University (Full Scholarship) Fort Worth, TX
Master of Fine Arts, Painting
1998 State University of New York College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting Magna Cum Laude
HONORS
Full Scholarship for pursuit of Master's at Texas Christian University
· Dean’s Honors List - Eight semesters at Buffalo State college, New York
· Painting Department Nominee for the Dean’s Award in Fine Arts - 1998, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York
· Award of Academic Excellence - 1998, Buffalo State College, Buffalo New York
· Karl Laman Memorial Scholarship, 1993, Grand Island, New York
· Grand Island Art Society Scholarship, 1993, Grand Island, New York
